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Here\u2019s a brief account of the documented violent and terrorist activities attributed to the MEK\/PMOI\/NCRI\/MKO:<\/p>\n
Terrorist Attacks and Murder of Americans<\/h3>\n
Founded in 1965 as an Islamist-Marxist militia, MEK was a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) from 1997-2012.<\/p>\n
In the 1970s, it assassinated U.S. military personnel in Iran\u2014colonels Paul R. Shaffer, John H. Turner, and Lewis Lee Hawkins\u2014targeting them as “imperialist” symbols.
\nIt bombed Western businesses and, in 1992, attacked Iranian diplomatic missions in 10 countries, including the U.S. In 2003, 170 MEK members including their she-guru Maryam Rajavi, were arrested in France for plotting terrorist attacks. The French Police confiscated large amounts of money and documents of money laundering. Eventually dozens of group members committed self-immolation to protest the arrest of Maryam Rajavi. Two women died.<\/p>\n
Alliance with Saddam Hussein<\/h3>\n
Exiled from Iran in the 1980s, MEK allied with Saddam Hussein, who funded and armed it. During the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), it fought Iran from Camp Ashraf. In 1988, its Operation Forough Javidan\u2014a failed invasion\u2014killed thousands of Iranian civilians, deepening its infamy as a traitor group among Iranians.<\/p>\n
Crimes Against Humanity in Iraq<\/h3>\n
In 2010, the Iraqi High Tribunal issued arrest warrants for 39 MEK members, including Maryam Rajavi, for crimes against humanity tied to their role in suppressing the 1991 uprisings of Kurds and Shiites under Saddam\u2019s regime, further evidencing their brutality and collaboration with dictators. \u201cTake the Kurds under the tanks! Keep your bullets for Iranian soldiers!\u201d, a very famous quote by Maryam to her forces in the operation to suppress Kurds.<\/p>\n
Torture and Human Rights Abuses<\/h3>\n
MEK operates as a cult, enforcing control through horrific abuses. Defectors report torture, solitary confinement, and brainwashing. Women face oppressions, while families are separated, with children trafficked to Europe. Female members were coerced into sexual relations with Masoud Rajavi, with Maryam Rajavi sanctioning it via “vows.” Refusal meant disappearance.<\/p>\n
Oppressive Practices<\/h3>\n
MEK claims to support democracy, but enforces mandatory hijab, gender segregation, sexual control, and emotional isolation. Members lack outside media, limited to “Mujahedin television” looping Rajavi speeches. Its theocratic practices clash with Iranians aspirations for democracy.<\/p>\n
Propaganda and Deception<\/h3>\n
MEK runs “troll farms” in Albania, with over 1,000 members using fake accounts to spread pro-Rajavi propaganda in English, Farsi, and Arabic across social media and news comments. It hides behind aliases like the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), falsely posing as a democratic option. Defectors reveal orders to praise pro-MEK figures and attack critics.<\/p>\n
Anti-American nature<\/h3>\n
Backing the U.S. Embassy takeover and hostage crisis, the MEK chanted anti-American slogans. \u201cMay America be annihilated\u201d and \u201cDeath to America by blood and bonfire\u201d\u2014show its radicalism. After clashing with the Iranian government, it turned to violence and exile, never shedding its authoritarian core.<\/p>\n
Removal from FTO list<\/h3>\n
The U.S. delisted MEK in 2012 after heavy lobbying, but internal reports flagged its violent history and cult-like nature. This wasn\u2019t a clean slate\u2014its past, including killing Americans and aiding Saddam, lingers. In Albania, ex-military intelligence described \u201cextraordinary psychological violence and threats of murder\u201d in its camps.<\/p>\n
Now, the Iranian people ask Fox News a crucial question: as a media outlet that claims to stand for freedom and democracy, based on which survey, which vote of the people, which historical value, and what legitimacy did you decide to recognize a cult-like terrorist group\u2014one that itself opposes the freedom of the Iranian people\u2014as a symbol of freedom and democracy?
\nIn fact, there has been no survey or poll. The American sponsors of the MEK just follow the rule of money. The MEK\/ NCR was a terrorist cult but it turned out to be \u201cfreedom fighter\u201d after it paid millions of dollars as speaking fees to the high-profile figures.<\/p>\n
Mazda Parsi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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